The 10 Essential Things you must do this summer!!!!!

Tony_H wrote:
So tell us ISE, why do Marker say you should wind down your settings over the summer, and other companies dont. Are they made differently? Do they care more about preserving the lift whereas the others are more interested in your wearing them out and replacing them with new ones to keep their income streams higher? Or do you just think you are right and everyone else is wrong?

Tony_H wrote:

Mike from NS wrote:

Thanks for that info Mike. As I have Marker bindings, I will be doing the same.

Also, if Pav says its good for him, then its good for me )

Tony,

I was about to reply to bandit with what you just said. That being Marker cares .... :-)

I haven't looked for what the other binding manufacturers suggest but I take what Marker says as a form of "customer service"

I also take it to say "We know our bindings are good and with due care they will serve you well ... to take care of them - reduce the DIN..."

And it was seeming to me that ise must be in the spring replacement business. It takes no effort to wind back the tension, yet he really seems to be against it :shock:

Sure it is engineering and the best engineering is done with an open mind. It terms of load an application maybe there is little effect from dropping the DIN ( I haven't run the calculations )but I like to err on the side of caution - keeping an open mind.

If the engineers running the Phoenix Mars mission kept
a closed mind to the suggestion of capturing the Phoenix in the decent stage with the HiRise craft we would not have that neat photo of the Phoenix with parachute attached as it fell to the Mars surface. The first ever photo from one spacecraft taken by another while at Mars. Oh yes this has no bearing on simple spring tension release, but it is a prime example of engineering with an open mind.

Glad the FAQ's page was of use to you Tony. It looks like ise is a tad tired of this discussion. :D

Mike :wink:

Age is but a number.

bandit wrote:Errrrr, you guys are trying to 2nd guess the business motives of a multinational company.
This will allow you to make any speculation you want to make fit the facts, so it must be true.

:-D

ise wrote:

Tony_H wrote:My post was asking a couple of questions, and pointing out that you seem to have your own forthright opinion, and little else seems to matter to you. Thats an observation, nothing rude about it.

give it a rest.

Mike from NS wrote:

bandit wrote:Errrrr, you guys are trying to 2nd guess the business motives of a multinational company.
This will allow you to make any speculation you want to make fit the facts, so it must be true.

:-D

:thumbup: :thumbup:

However ..... maybe Marker realizes that some skiers want input or direction from the manufacturers as this will make for happy customers and returning customers. They go with the fable - "you get more with a smile than a frown..." The other guys can't care as much....I'll look into it. :evil:

I must agree with Tony ... he wasn't being rude at all.

Too bad the oil companies wouldn't have some sort of concern for their customers. :cry:

Mike :wink: